Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid (Nakhla)
Muslim military expedition to Nakhla in January 630 AD / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid [1] to Nakhla took place in January 630 AD, 8AH, in the 9th month of the Islamic Calendar.[2]
Khalid ibn al-Walid was sent to destroy the image of the Goddess al-Uzza which was worshipped by polytheists; he did this successfully.[3][4]